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The Samsung a960

by Eric Bernatchez
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Samsung a960

The Samsung a960

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The Samsung a960 is also known as: Samsung SPH-a960

The Samsung a960 has a great deal of features including: Bluetooth connectivity, a speakerphone, EV-DO broadband data and a built-in flashlight.

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Samsung a960 Specifications And Features

Basics:
 • Weight: 3.49 ounces
 • Dimensions: 3.46 x 1.81 x 0.96
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 • Form Factor: Flip
 • Frequency Band(s): 850,1900,800

Technologies:
 • Cellular System: CDMA
 • Location-based Services: GPS
 • Downloadable Applications Format: J2ME
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Telephony Features:
 • Built-in Speakerphone: Full-Duplex
 • Push-to-Talk: yes
 • Headset Jack: yes
 • Picture Caller ID: yes
 • Voice Dialing: Speaker-Independent
 • Voice dialing numbers: 5
 • Silent or Vibrating alerts: yes

Memory:
 • Phone Book Entries: 500
 • Internal Memory: 50MB

Display:
 •  Color Display: yes (262,144)
 • 3D Graphic support: yes
 • Display Technology: TFT
 • Display Resolution: 176 x 220
 • Includes An External Display?: yes
 • External Display Resolution: 96 x 96

Customization:
 • Custom Ringtones: may not be free
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 • Polyphonic Ringtone Chords: 72
 • Custom Graphics: Wallpaper
 • Polyphonic Ringtones: yes

Communications:
 • Bluetooth: yes
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 • wap: WAP 2.0
 • Web Browser: yes
 • PC data synchronization: yes
 • SyncML: yes
 • Wireless Data Protocol: EV-DO,1X

Entertainment:
 • Included Games: yes
 • File Formats Accepted: MP3,Wav,Mpeg4,3gp.3gp-2

Photos And Video:
 • Camera: 1.3 megapixel
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 • Camera flash: yes
 • Streaming Video Or TV: yes
 • Video Recorder: yes
 • Max video duration: 60 min

Music:
 • Music enabled: yes
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 • Stereo: yes

Messaging:
 • Predictive text input: yes
 • SMS: yes
 • MMS: yes
 • EMS: yes
 • Picture messaging: yes

Tools:
 • Calculator: yes
 • Voice Memo/Sound Recorder: yes
 • Built-in Flashlight: yes
 • Alarm clock: yes

Accessibility:
 • Languages Supported: Spanish,English
 • TTY enabled: yes
 • TDD enabled: yes

Battery Performance:
 • Talk Time:180 minutes
 • Battery Type: LiIon
 • Battery Power: 800 mAh

Other Features:
 • Speech Recognition: yes
 • Stopwatch: yes

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** These Samsung a960 specifications can not be guaranteed accurate. Before buying a phone, please double check the availability of any feature that is important to you on the manufacturer's web site.

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